Yellow Mountain (Mount Huangshan)

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huangsh1.jpg (8764 bytes)Mount Huangshan, located in the southern part of Anhui province, is the most beautiful and enchanting mountain in China. It is known for its mist-shrouded peaks, grotesque rocks, strange-shaped pine trees, ever-changing sea of clouds and numerous springs. All these elements of beauties make Mount Huangshan the most unique and celebrated scenery on earth.  We have prepared shakespeare essay, essay writing service,- research paper help.

Among Mount Huangshan’s famous 72 peaks, Lianhua Peak (Lotus), Tiandu Peak (Celestial Capital) and Guangmingding (Brightness Apex) are the most acclaimed. Magnificent and imposing, they rise over 1,800 meters high (5,921 feet). While standing at the top of those peaks, one is greeted by a panoramic view of peaks, rocks and pine trees half hidden in the sea of clouds.

Mount Huangshan’s rocks are grotesque, usually with vivid names like "Immortal Pointing the Way," "Squirrel Skipping to Celestial Capital," "Monkey Gazing at the Sea," or "Rock Flying from Afar." These rocks are so lifelike, they become a display of natural sculptures.  

huangsh3.jpg (16041 bytes)    The pine trees on the Mount Huangshan are in various shapes, each with its own distinct beauty and grace. The most famous one is Yingkesong (the kind extending its branches sideways as if to greet visitors from afar). 

    Mount Huangshan is beautiful all year round. Spring strews the slopes and valleys with colorful flowers; summer covers the hills with lush greens; fall dresses the mountains in red and yellow; winter turns them into a silver world.  

Bestowed by nature, Mount Huangshan possesses the distinguished features of China’s other famous mountains - Mount Taishan’s magnificence, Mount Huashan’s perilous peaks, Mount Hengshan’s misty clouds, Mount Lushan’s roaring falls and Mount Emei’s elegance. No wander there goes a popular saying in Chinese: No mountains are worth seeing when you have been to the Five Mountains; the Five Mountains are nothing if you have seen Mount Huangshan.

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